Garden State

Andrew Largeman

Zach Braff

A depressed, heavily medicated, struggling young actor who waits tables for a Vietnamese restaura...

Sam

Natalie Portman

An eccentric epileptic and compulsive liar, who openly admits her casual deception and frequently...

Karl Benson

Geoffrey Arend

A geek working at a store.

Carol

Jean Smart

Mark's mother, a recovering alcoholic, who sees a wealth of potential in her son.

Titembay

Ato Essandoh

Sam's adopted brother.

Diego

Method Man

A bellhop at a luxury hotel who hosts peeping sessions of various hotel rooms.

Aunt Sylvia Largeman

Jackie Hoffman

Andrew's aunt, who sings the Commodores's "Three Times a Lady" at her sister-in-law's funeral.

Gideon Largeman

Ian Holm

Andrew's father and professional psychiatrist, whose passive demeanor hides a deep-seated rage.

Mark

Peter Sarsgaard

An old school friend of Andrew, now working as a grave-digger. He still lives with his mother and...

Dave

Alex Burns

Another old school friend who now works as a grave-digger with Mark.

Dana

Amy Ferguson

A girl Andrew meets at a party.

Dr. Cohen

Ron Leibman

A neurologist whom Andrew visits at the beginning of the film.

Jesse

Armando Riesco

Another school friend of Mark and Andrew who has made a fortune and bought a mansion on money he ...

Albert

Denis O'Hare

One of the "guardians of the abyss."

Kenny O'Brien

A former schoolfriend of Largeman, who now works as a police officer.

Tim

Jim Parsons

A knight at Medieval Times.

Olivia

Ann Dowd

Sam's mother.